Pix from Luzviminda Machan Open 4/12/2014

Take a look at these photos from the Luzviminda Machan Open tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Pix from Saturday Game/30 4/12/2014

These are pictures from the Saturday morning game/30 tournament, won by NM Art Macaspac.

Luzviminda Machan Open 4/12/2014

NM Art Macaspac won yesterday's Luzviminda Machan Open tournament.

Round Two: Pirc Defense

Roshan Idnani (USCF 1812) - Errol Singh (USCF 2026), Rahway NJ 4/12/2014

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Qd2 O-O 7.O-O-O e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bh6 Ne8 10.g4 f5 11.gxf5 gxf5 12.Bb5 f4 13.Qg2 Ng6 14.Bxe8 Rxe8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.h4 Kh8 17.h5 Nf8 18.Nge2 Nd7

19.Rdg1 Qe7 20.h6 c6 21.Rh5 Nf6 22.Rg5 Qf8 23.Rg7 cxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.exd5 Bf5 26.Qg5 b5 27.Nc3 Rac8 28.Rxa7 b4 29.Ne4 Rc4 30.Qg7+ Qxg7 31.hxg7+ Kg8 32.Nf6#.

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Round Two: Sicilian Defense

Stanislav Busygin (USCF 2296) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 4/12/2014

1.e4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.Ne2 e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na3 d6 9.b4 Be6 10.Qa4 O-O 11.bxc5 dxc5 12.Rb1 Qd8

13.Bxc5 Qxd3 14.Rxb7 Bg4 15.Qc2 Bxe2 16.Qxd3 Bxd3 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.Rxe7 Rfc8 19.Kd2 Rd8 20.Ke3 Bh6+ 21.f4 exf4+ 22.gxf4 Bf8 23.e5 Bxe7 24.Bxa8 Bc5+, White resigns.

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Round Four: English Opening

Sameer Mujumdar (USCF 2307) - Art Macaspac (USCF 2199), Rahway NJ 4/12/2014

1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 c5 3.e4 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.e5 Nc6 7.Qf4 Nh5 8.Qe3 Ng7 9.Bd3 Ne6 10.a3 Bg7 11.f4 Bb7 12.Nf3 O-O 13.Ne4 d6 14.exd6 exd6 15.O-O Ncd4

16.Kh1 Re8 17.Qf2 Nb3 18.f5 Nec5 19.Nxc5 dxc5 20.fxg6 fxg6 21.Bc2 Nxa1 22.Bg5 Bf6 23.Qh4 Rf8 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.Qxf6 Rxf6 26.Rxa1 Re8 27.Bd1, White resigns.

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Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Taran Idnani (USCF 1867) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 4/12/2014

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qd2 Be6 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.h4 Nb6

13.h5 b4 14.Ne2 Nc4 15.Qd3 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Nxg4 17.Qg1 Nh6 18.Ng3 Qc7 19.Kb1 a5 20.Bd3 a4 21.Nd2 a3 22.Nf5 Nxf5 23.exf5 Bxa2+ 24.Kxa2 axb2+ 25.Kb1 Ra1+ 26.Kxb2 Qc3#.

Saturday Afternoon Game/45 4/5/2014

These games were played in the Saturday afternoon tournament.

Round One: King's Indian Defense, Petrosian Variation

John Moldovan (USCF 1793) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 4/5/2014

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Nf3 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.h3 c6 11.O-O cxd5 12.cxd5 Bd7

13.g4 h6 14.Kh2 a4 15.Rg1 b5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.Bxb5 Bxb5 18.Nxb5 Qb6 19.Qe2 Rfb8 20.Na3 Qxb2 21.Nac4 Qb7 22.Rab1 Qc7 23.Qd3 Nd7 24.Qg3 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Rb8 26.Rxb8+ Qxb8 27.Qc3 Qb4 28.Qxb4 cxb4

29.Kg3 Kf8 30.Kf3 Ke7 31.Ke3 Nc5 32.Na5 Kd7 33.Nc6 b3 34.axb3 axb3 35.Na5 b2 36.Nac4 Na4 37.Nb1 f6 38.Kd2 Bf8 39.Kc2 Bc5 40.Nxb2 Nxb2 41.Kxb2 Bxf2 42.Kc3 f5 43.gxf5 gxf5 44.exf5 Kd6 45.Kc4 e4

46.Nc3 Ke5 47.Nxe4 Kxe4 48.f6 Bh4 49.f7 Be7 50.h4 h5 51.Kc3 Kxd5 52.Kd3 Ke6 53.Ke4 Kxf7 54.Kf5 Bxh4 55.Kf4 Kf6 56.Kf3 Kf5 57.Kg2 Kg4 58.Kh2 Bg3+ 59.Kh1, draw.

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Round One: French Defense, Tarrasch Variation

John Cartier (USCF 1675) - Guy Rawlins (USCF 1561), Rahway NJ 4/5/2014

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.Bd3 c5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Ngf3 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Qd8 9.Nb3 cxd4 10.Nbxd4 Bc5 11.b3 Kh8 12.Bb2 b6 13.Nb5 a6 14.Nc3 Bb7 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nge4 Nbd7

17.Nxc5 Nxc5 18.Be2 Qc7 19.Qc2 Rad8 20.Rad1 Qc6 21.Bf3 Qc7 22.Bxb7 Nxb7 23.Qc1 Ng4 24.g3 Qc5 25.h3 Nf6 26.Ne4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Qh5 28.Nxf6 gxf6 29.Bxf6+ Kg8 30.Rd4 Qf5 31.Rg4+ Kh7 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.Qxh6#.

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Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Classical Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mauricio Camejo (USCF 2166), Rahway NJ 4/5/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.h3 f6 11.Qe2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 fxe5 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Nxe5 Bd7

15.Qa6 c5 16.Qb7 Bf5 17.Nc6 Qd7 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Qxd5+ Kh8 20.Ba3 Qg5 21.Bxc5 Rfd8 22.Qf3 Qg6 23.Rfe1 Be6 24.a3 a6 25.Re3 Bd5 26.Qg3 Qxg3 27.Rxg3 Kg8 28.Re1 Rd7 29.Rge3 Rad8 30.Re7 Rxe7 31.Rxe7 c6

32.a4 Bb3 33.a5 Bc4 34.Rc7 Bb5 35.g3 h5 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 Re8 38.Re7 Rd8 39.Kg2 Bc4 40.Kg3 Rb8 41.Bb6 Kf8 42.Rc7 Bd5 43.c4 Bxc4 44.Rxc6 Bb5 45.Rc7 g6 46.f4 Re8 47.Kh4 Bd3 48.Kg5 Rd8 49.Rc3 Be4 50.Bxd8, Black resigns.

Pix from Morning Game/30 4/5/2014

Yesterday NM Vladimir Polyakin won the morning tournament.

Edward McDonald defeated Daniel Komunicky.

 NM Mauricio Camejo lost to Aravind Kumar.

FM Boris Privman and NM Vladimir Polyakin drew their game.

Friday Lessons

Starting this week, Chess Mates resumes offering Friday Lessons.

The sessions, for players rated 700 & under, will run from 4-6 p.m. and cost $25.

Arthur Macaspac or Errol Singh will be the instructor.

Games and Pix from March Madness Swiss

On Saturday, I finished with 4 points out of 7 in the March Madness tournament at Chess Mates.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Thomas Elberling (USCF 2009) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 3/29/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ng5 Qe7 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.Bd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Qe8 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.O-O c6 12.f4 Nf7 13.Nxf7+ Qxf7 14.Nc3 Kc7

15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bc5+ 17.Kh1 Qe7 18.Qf3 Be6 19.Be3 Rad8 20.Rad1 Kb8 21.a3 g6 22.b4 Bxe3 23.Qxe3 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Qe2 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Kc7 27.Qd4 Qd7 28.Ne2 Qxd4 29.Nxd4 Kd7 30.Kg1 Bd5

31.g3 b6 32.Kf2 a6 33.Ke3 c5 34.bxc5 bxc5 35.Ne2 Ke6 36.Kf4 h6 37.h4 g5+ 38.hxg5 hxg5+ 39.Kxg5 Kxe5 40.Nf4 Be4 41.c3 a5 42.g4 fxg4 43.Kxg4 Bc6 44.Kg3 Ke4 45.Ne6 Kd3 46.Nxc5+ Kxc3

 47.Kf4 Kc4 48.Ke3 Kxc5 49.Kd2 Kc4 50.Kc1 Kb3 51.Kb1 Kxa3 52.Ka1, draw.

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Round Six: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Michael O'Connor (USCF 1871) - Vladimir Polyakin (USCF 2142), Rahway NJ 3/29/2014

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nbd2 e6 8.Nf1 Bd6 9.Ng3 Nf6 10.h3 Bxg3 11.hxg4 Nxg4 12.fxg3 Qxg3+ 13.Kd2 Nf2 14.Qf1 Nxh1 15.Qxh1 Rc8 16.Qh3 Qf2+ 17.Be2 O-O

18.Kd3 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 e5 20.Be3 Qf6 21.Rf1 Qa6+ 22.Kc2 Qxa2 23.Nf5 Rxc3+ 24.Kxc3 d4+ 25.Kd2 Qxb2+ 26.Ke1 dxe3 27.Qxe3 Rd8 28.Kf2 Qb6 29.Qxb6 axb6, Black forfeits.

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Round Seven: King's Indian Defense, Averbakh Variation

Vladimir Polyakin (USCF 2142) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 3/29/2014

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.f3 a6 11.a4 Qa5 12.Ra3 Nbd7 13.Nh3 Ne5 14.Nf2 h5 15.O-O Nh7 16.Be3 Qd8

17.f4 Ng4 18.Nxg4 Bxg4 19.Bd3 Bd7 20.Kh1 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Qxa8 23.f5 b4 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Ne2 Qa2 26.e5 Qxd5 27.Bxg6 Qxd2 28.Bxd2 Rxe5 29.Bf7+ Kh8 30.Nf4 Nf8 31.Nd3 Rf5 32.Rxf5 Bxf5 33.Nf4 Bxb2 34.Bxh5 Ne6

35.Nd5 Be4 36.Nb6 Bc3 37.Bf7 Nd8 38.Bxc3+ bxc3 39.Bb3 c2 40.Bxc2 Bxc2 41.Kg1 Kg7 42.g4 Kg6 43.h4 Bd1 44.g5 Ne6 45.Nc4 Nxg5 46.hxg5 d5 47.Ne3 Bb3 48.Kf2 Kxg5 49.Ke2 Kf4 50.Ng2+ Ke4 51.Kd2 c4 52.Ne3 d4 53.Ng2 c3+ 54.Kc1 d3, White resigns.

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 NM Art Macaspac was held to a draw by Ramneek Singh.

NM Mauricio Camejo lost to NM Vladimir Polyakin.

 David Zhurbinsky was defeated by Errol Singh.

FM Boris Privman won against Michael O'Connor.

Privman Wins March Madness

FM Boris Privman won yesterday's March Madness with 6.5/7. He clinched first place with a round to spare and finished 2 full points ahead of the field.

NM Mauricio Camejo and Expert Errol Singh tied for 2nd.

LM Vladimir Polyakin (U2200), Michael O'Connor (U1900) and Ramneek Singh (U1600) collected class prizes.

Here are some photos from the event, which featured 5 Masters and 14 participants, in all:

1562-rated Ramneek Singh (r) drew NM Arthur Macaspac (2224) in round 3.

7 year old, 1641-rated Merric Hu (playing Macaspac) finished at the bottom of the crosstable but drew NM Mauricio Camejo in the opening round.

 

The tournament room before the start of round 5. 

In the 6th round, Michael O'Connor (1844) cooked LM Vladimir Polyakin (r) in a Caro-Kann.

Thanks to everyone who turned-out on the rainy Saturday and made the tournament a success. We hope to go mad again in a few months.

James West Joins Chess Mates Blog

Chess Mates welcomes Life Master James West, author of Jim West On Chess, as a contributor to our own blog.

Duplicate Tournament Report

We sent in a duplicate report of Sunday's Scholastic G/30 and will notify the USCF about our mistake.